Arab — Arab, Arabian, Arabic 1. These three terms refer to different aspects of Arabia and its people: Arab means a member of the Semitic people now inhabiting large parts of the Middle East and North Africa, and is also used as a quasi adjective before … Modern English usage

Arab — Arab1 [ar′əb, er′əb] [ME Arabes (pl.) &LT; L Arabes, Arabs, an Arab &LT; Gr Araps, pl. Arabes &LT; Ar ʼarab] n. 1. a person born or living in Arabia 2. a member of a Semitic people originating in Arabia but now widely scattered throughout… … English World dictionary

Arab — Arab, AL U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 7174 Housing Units (2000): 3223 Land area (2000): 12.768564 sq. miles (33.070427 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.081631 sq. miles (0.211423 sq. km) Total area (2000): 12.850195 sq. miles (33.281850 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places